Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 977 and we're going to multiply it by 149, essentially adding 977 to itself 149 times.
Step 1: 0 + 977 = 977
Step 2: 977 + 977 = 1954
Step 3: 1954 + 977 = 2931
Step 4: 2931 + 977 = 3908
Step 5: 3908 + 977 = 4885
Step 6: 4885 + 977 = 5862
Step 7: 5862 + 977 = 6839
Step 8: 6839 + 977 = 7816
Step 9: 7816 + 977 = 8793
Step 10: 8793 + 977 = 9770
Step 11: 9770 + 977 = 10747
Step 12: 10747 + 977 = 11724
Step 13: 11724 + 977 = 12701
Step 14: 12701 + 977 = 13678
Step 15: 13678 + 977 = 14655
Step 16: 14655 + 977 = 15632
Step 17: 15632 + 977 = 16609
Step 18: 16609 + 977 = 17586
Step 19: 17586 + 977 = 18563
Step 20: 18563 + 977 = 19540
Step 21: 19540 + 977 = 20517
Step 22: 20517 + 977 = 21494
Step 23: 21494 + 977 = 22471
Step 24: 22471 + 977 = 23448
Step 25: 23448 + 977 = 24425
Step 26: 24425 + 977 = 25402
Step 27: 25402 + 977 = 26379
Step 28: 26379 + 977 = 27356
Step 29: 27356 + 977 = 28333
Step 30: 28333 + 977 = 29310
Step 31: 29310 + 977 = 30287
Step 32: 30287 + 977 = 31264
Step 33: 31264 + 977 = 32241
Step 34: 32241 + 977 = 33218
Step 35: 33218 + 977 = 34195
Step 36: 34195 + 977 = 35172
Step 37: 35172 + 977 = 36149
Step 38: 36149 + 977 = 37126
Step 39: 37126 + 977 = 38103
Step 40: 38103 + 977 = 39080
Step 41: 39080 + 977 = 40057
Step 42: 40057 + 977 = 41034
Step 43: 41034 + 977 = 42011
Step 44: 42011 + 977 = 42988
Step 45: 42988 + 977 = 43965
Step 46: 43965 + 977 = 44942
Step 47: 44942 + 977 = 45919
Step 48: 45919 + 977 = 46896
Step 49: 46896 + 977 = 47873
Step 50: 47873 + 977 = 48850
Step 51: 48850 + 977 = 49827
Step 52: 49827 + 977 = 50804
Step 53: 50804 + 977 = 51781
Step 54: 51781 + 977 = 52758
Step 55: 52758 + 977 = 53735
Step 56: 53735 + 977 = 54712
Step 57: 54712 + 977 = 55689
Step 58: 55689 + 977 = 56666
Step 59: 56666 + 977 = 57643
Step 60: 57643 + 977 = 58620
Step 61: 58620 + 977 = 59597
Step 62: 59597 + 977 = 60574
Step 63: 60574 + 977 = 61551
Step 64: 61551 + 977 = 62528
Step 65: 62528 + 977 = 63505
Step 66: 63505 + 977 = 64482
Step 67: 64482 + 977 = 65459
Step 68: 65459 + 977 = 66436
Step 69: 66436 + 977 = 67413
Step 70: 67413 + 977 = 68390
Step 71: 68390 + 977 = 69367
Step 72: 69367 + 977 = 70344
Step 73: 70344 + 977 = 71321
Step 74: 71321 + 977 = 72298
Step 75: 72298 + 977 = 73275
Step 76: 73275 + 977 = 74252
Step 77: 74252 + 977 = 75229
Step 78: 75229 + 977 = 76206
Step 79: 76206 + 977 = 77183
Step 80: 77183 + 977 = 78160
Step 81: 78160 + 977 = 79137
Step 82: 79137 + 977 = 80114
Step 83: 80114 + 977 = 81091
Step 84: 81091 + 977 = 82068
Step 85: 82068 + 977 = 83045
Step 86: 83045 + 977 = 84022
Step 87: 84022 + 977 = 84999
Step 88: 84999 + 977 = 85976
Step 89: 85976 + 977 = 86953
Step 90: 86953 + 977 = 87930
Step 91: 87930 + 977 = 88907
Step 92: 88907 + 977 = 89884
Step 93: 89884 + 977 = 90861
Step 94: 90861 + 977 = 91838
Step 95: 91838 + 977 = 92815
Step 96: 92815 + 977 = 93792
Step 97: 93792 + 977 = 94769
Step 98: 94769 + 977 = 95746
Step 99: 95746 + 977 = 96723
Step 100: 96723 + 977 = 97700
Step 101: 97700 + 977 = 98677
Step 102: 98677 + 977 = 99654
Step 103: 99654 + 977 = 100631
Step 104: 100631 + 977 = 101608
Step 105: 101608 + 977 = 102585
Step 106: 102585 + 977 = 103562
Step 107: 103562 + 977 = 104539
Step 108: 104539 + 977 = 105516
Step 109: 105516 + 977 = 106493
Step 110: 106493 + 977 = 107470
Step 111: 107470 + 977 = 108447
Step 112: 108447 + 977 = 109424
Step 113: 109424 + 977 = 110401
Step 114: 110401 + 977 = 111378
Step 115: 111378 + 977 = 112355
Step 116: 112355 + 977 = 113332
Step 117: 113332 + 977 = 114309
Step 118: 114309 + 977 = 115286
Step 119: 115286 + 977 = 116263
Step 120: 116263 + 977 = 117240
Step 121: 117240 + 977 = 118217
Step 122: 118217 + 977 = 119194
Step 123: 119194 + 977 = 120171
Step 124: 120171 + 977 = 121148
Step 125: 121148 + 977 = 122125
Step 126: 122125 + 977 = 123102
Step 127: 123102 + 977 = 124079
Step 128: 124079 + 977 = 125056
Step 129: 125056 + 977 = 126033
Step 130: 126033 + 977 = 127010
Step 131: 127010 + 977 = 127987
Step 132: 127987 + 977 = 128964
Step 133: 128964 + 977 = 129941
Step 134: 129941 + 977 = 130918
Step 135: 130918 + 977 = 131895
Step 136: 131895 + 977 = 132872
Step 137: 132872 + 977 = 133849
Step 138: 133849 + 977 = 134826
Step 139: 134826 + 977 = 135803
Step 140: 135803 + 977 = 136780
Step 141: 136780 + 977 = 137757
Step 142: 137757 + 977 = 138734
Step 143: 138734 + 977 = 139711
Step 144: 139711 + 977 = 140688
Step 145: 140688 + 977 = 141665
Step 146: 141665 + 977 = 142642
Step 147: 142642 + 977 = 143619
Step 148: 143619 + 977 = 144596
Step 149: 144596 + 977 = 145573

So, 977*149 = 145573